Exterior cover

ABSTRACT

An exterior cover of an electronic device includes a cradle cover to which the electronic device is fitted, a top cover that opens or closes a front face of the electronic device, and a connecting member interconnecting the top cover and the cradle cover. The top cover is configured to be conformally engaged with the cradle cover and to maintain the conformally engaged state. An exterior cover for an electronic device includes a cradle cover to which the electronic device is fitted, a top cover that opens or closes a front face of the electronic device, and a connecting member interconnecting the top cover and the cradle cover, wherein the top cover is configured to be conformally engaged with the cradle cover.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION AND CLAIM OF PRIORITY

The present application is related to and claims benefit under 35 U.S.C.§119(a) to Korean Application Serial No. 10-2015-0028643, which wasfiled in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Feb. 27, 2015, theentire content of which is hereby incorporated by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to an exterior cover for a portableelectronic device.

BACKGROUND

In general, a user of a portable electronic device, such as a smartphone or a tablet PC, mounts an exterior cover on the electronic devicein order to protect the electronic device. The exterior cover isremovably provided on the electronic device so as to protect the frontface and/or the rear face of the electronic device. Since the electronicdevice is frequently carried by the user, the electronic device may beimpacted, for example, by being dropped or may frequently get damaged onthe external surface thereof by being scratched, which may be preventedby the exterior cover.

As other functions, the exterior cover is recognized as an accessory bybeing configured with various colors and designs, and may give a feelingof quality when its outer skin is formed of a leather of various colors.In particular, the electronic device, such as a smart phone or a tabletPC, has a display and/or a touch screen on the front face thereof. Thus,the front face may be protected by the exterior cover.

However, with a conventional exterior cover, only a portion of thedisplay surface is transmitted through the exterior cover or thetransmissivity is low so that the usability of the exterior cover islow. Further, since it is impossible to recognize and shield a hall IC,a lot of electricity is used and the possibility of a malfunction ishigh.

In addition, upon being wholly injection-molded (using PC and urethane),the conventional exterior cover is poor in flexibility and is easilydamaged.

In addition, the exterior cover disables recognition between electronicdevices and thus lacks a diversity of functions. Further, a receiveropening and a home key seating structure are not applied to the exteriorcover, which reduces usability and increases the possibility of amalfunction.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are to provide an exteriorcover of an electronic device that functions as an accessory of theelectronic device by enhancing the aesthetic function of the exteriorcover.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are to provide an exteriorcover of an electronic device that enables genuine product certificationso that an imitation of the exterior cover can be prevented and theexterior cover can be highly interlocked with the electronic device.

SUMMARY

To address the above-discussed deficiencies, it is a primary object toprovide an exterior cover of an electronic device. The exterior covermay include a first cover made of a translucent resin material; a secondcover, and a connecting member that interconnects the first and secondcovers.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an exterior coverof an electronic device. The exterior cover includes a cradle cover towhich the electronic device is fitted, a top cover that opens/closes afront face of the electronic device, and a connecting member thatinterconnects the top cover and the cradle cover. Various embodiments ofthe present disclosure provide an exterior cover of an electronicdevice. The exterior cover includes a first cover made of a translucentresin material, a second cover, and a connecting member thatinterconnects the first and second covers.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide an exterior coverof an electronic device. The exterior cover includes a cradle cover towhich the electronic device is fitted, a top cover that opens or closesa front face of the electronic device, and a connecting memberinterconnecting the top cover and the cradle cover. The top cover isconfigured to be conformally engaged with the cradle cover and tomaintain the conformally engaged statemally engaged with the cradlecover and to maintain the conformally engaged state.

Before undertaking the DETAILED DESCRIPTION below, it may beadvantageous to set forth definitions of certain words and phrases usedthroughout this patent document: the teens “include” and “comprise,” aswell as derivatives thereof, mean inclusion without limitation; the term“or,” is inclusive, meaning and/or; the phrases “associated with” and“associated therewith,” as well as derivatives thereof, may mean toinclude, be included within, interconnect with, contain, be containedwithin, connect to or with, couple to or with, be communicable with,cooperate with, interleave, juxtapose, be proximate to, be bound to orwith, have, have a property of, or the like; and the term “controller”means any device, system or part thereof that controls at least oneoperation, such a device may be implemented in hardware, firmware orsoftware, or some combination of at least two of the same. It should benoted that the functionality associated with any particular controllermay be centralized or distributed, whether locally or remotely.Definitions for certain words and phrases are provided throughout thispatent document, those of ordinary skill in the art should understandthat in many, if not most instances, such definitions apply to prior, aswell as future uses of such defined words and phrases.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other aspects, features, and advantages of the presentdisclosure will be more apparent from the following detailed descriptiontaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a front side of an electronicdevice according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a rear side of the electronicdevice according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating an exterior cover according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 illustrates inner and outer surfaces of a first cover accordingto various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5A is a view illustrating the inner surface of the first coveraccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure, and FIG. 5Bis a view illustrating a cross-section taken along line A-A in FIG. 5A;

FIGS. 6A and 6B are views illustrating a receiver opening according tovarious embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 7A and 7B are views illustrating a home key recess according tovarious embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a view illustrating a state in which a magnetic material isprovided on the first cover according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a view illustrating a connecting member according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure in a coupled state;

FIG. 10 is a view illustrating the second cover according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 11A and 11B are views illustrating the inner surface and the outersurface of the second cover according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 12 illustrates first to fourth seat structures of the second coveraccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 13 is a view illustrating a state in which the first cover isconformally engaged with the second cover according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 14 is a view illustrating a gap between the first cover and thedisplay in the state where the exterior cover according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure is conformally engaged;

FIGS. 15A and 15B are views illustrating a camera opening or the likethat is formed in the second cover according to various embodiments ofthe present disclosure; and

FIG. 16 is a view illustrating an arrangement of components that aremounted on the second cover according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

FIGS. 1 through 16, discussed below, and the various embodiments used todescribe the principles of the present disclosure in this patentdocument are by way of illustration only and should not be construed inany way to limit the scope of the disclosure. Those skilled in the artwill understand that the principles of the present disclosure may beimplemented in any suitably arranged housing devices. Hereinafter,various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will beexplained with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although specificembodiments of the present disclosure are illustrated in the drawingsand relevant detailed descriptions are provided, various changes can bemade and various exemplary embodiments may be provided. Accordingly,various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure are not limitedto the specific embodiments and should be construed as including allchanges and/or equivalents or substitutes included in the ideas andtechnological scopes of exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure.In the explanation of the drawings, similar reference numerals are usedfor similar elements.

The terms “include” or “may include” used in the exemplary embodimentsof the present disclosure indicate the presence of disclosedcorresponding functions, operations, elements, and the like, and do notlimit additional one or more functions, operations, elements, and thelike. In addition, it should be understood that the terms “include” or“have” used in the exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure areto indicate the presence of features, numbers, steps, operations,elements, parts, or a combination thereof described in thespecifications, and do not preclude the presence or addition of one ormore other features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, parts, or acombination thereof

The term “or” used in the exemplary embodiments of the presentdisclosure include any and all combinations of words enumerated with itFor example, “A or B” means including A, including B, or including bothA and B.

Although the terms such as “first” and “second” used in the variousexemplary embodiments of the present disclosure may modify variouselements of the various exemplary embodiments, these terns do not limitthe corresponding elements. For example, these terms do not limit anorder and/or importance of the corresponding elements. These terms maybe used for the purpose of distinguishing one element from anotherelement. For example, a first electronic device and a second electronicdevice all indicate electronic devices and may indicate differentelectronic devices. For example, a first element may be named a secondelement without departing from the scope of right of the variousexemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, and similarly, a secondelement may be named a first element.

It will be understood that, when an element is mentioned as being“connected” or “coupled” to another element, the element may be directlyconnected or coupled to another element, and there may be an interveningelement between the element and another element. To the contrary, itwill be understood that, when an element is mentioned as being “directlyconnected” or “directly coupled” to another element, there is nointervening element between the element and another element.

The terms used in the various exemplary embodiments of the presentdisclosure are for the purpose of describing specific exemplaryembodiments only and are not intended to limit various exemplaryembodiments of the present disclosure. As used herein, the singularforms are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless thecontext clearly indicates otherwise. All of the terms used hereinincluding technical or scientific terms have the same meanings as thosegenerally understood by an ordinary skilled person in the related artunless they are defined otherwise. The terms defined in a generally useddictionary should be interpreted as having the same meanings as thecontextual meanings of the relevant technology and should not beinterpreted as having ideal or exaggerated meanings unless they areclearly defined in the various exemplary embodiments.

An electronic device according to various exemplary embodiments of thepresent disclosure may be a device that is equipped with a communicationfunction. For example, the electronic device may include at least one ofa smartphone, a tablet personal computer (PC), a mobile phone, a videophone, an electronic book reader, a desktop PC, a laptop PC, a netbookcomputer, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a Portable MultimediaPlayer (PMP), an MP3 player, a mobile medical machine, a camera, or awearable device (for example, a head-mounted-device (HMD) such aselectronic glasses, electronic clothing, an electronic bracelet, anelectronic necklace, an electronic appcessory, electronic tattoos, or asmart watch).

The electronic device according to various exemplary embodiments of thepresent disclosure may be one or a combination of one or more of theabove-mentioned devices. In addition, the electronic device according tovarious exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure may be aflexible device. In addition, it is obvious to an ordinary skilledperson in the related art that the electronic device according tovarious exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure is not limitedto the above-mentioned devices.

Hereinafter, an electronic device according to various exemplaryembodiments will be explained with reference to the accompanyingdrawings. The term “user” used in the various exemplary embodiments mayrefer to a person who uses the electronic device or a device that usesthe electronic device (for example, an artificial intelligenceelectronic device).

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a front side of an electronicdevice according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. FIG.2 is a perspective view illustrating a rear side of the electronicdevice according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, according to various embodiments, anelectronic device 100 includes a touch screen 190 that is centrallyarranged on the front face 101 thereof. The touch screen 190 is formedin a large size to occupy a large portion of the front face 101 of theelectronic device 100. FIG. 1 illustrates an example in which a mainhome screen is displayed on the touch screen 190. The main home screenrefers to the first screen that is displayed on the touch screen 190when the power of the electronic device 100 is turned on. According tovarious embodiments, when the electronic device 100 has several pages ofdifferent home screens, the main home screen can be the first homescreen among the several pages of different home screens. The homescreen can display shortcut icons 191-1, 191-2, and 191-3 to executefrequently used applications, a main menu switching key 191-4, time,weather, or the like. The main menu switching key 191-4 can cause themain screen to be displayed on the touch screen 190. In addition, in theupper end of the touch screen 190, status bars 192 can be formed toindicate the statuses of the electronic device 100, such as a batterycharge status, a received signal strength, and current time. Below thetouch screen 190, a home button 161, a menu button, and a back buttoncan be formed.

According to various embodiments, the home button 161 causes the mainhome screen to be displayed on the touch screen 190. For example, whenthe home button 161 is touched in the state where a home screen, whichis different from the main home screen, or the menu screen is displayedon the touch screen 190, the main home screen can be displayed on thetouch screen 190. In addition, when the home button 161 is touched whileapplications are executed on the touch screen 190, the main home screenillustrated in FIG. 1 can be displayed on the touch screen 190. Inaddition, the home button 161 can be used in order to cause the touchscreen 190 to display the most recently used application or a taskmanager.

According to various embodiments, the menu button provides a connectionmenu that can be used on the touch screen 190. The connection menu caninclude a widget addition menu, a background screen change menu, aretrieve menu, an edition menu, an environment setting menu, or thelike. The back button can cause the screen, which was executed justprior to the currently executed screen, to be displayed, or can causethe most recently used application to be terminated.

According to various embodiments, a first camera 151, an illuminancesensor 170 a, a proximity sensor 170 b, and a receiver 163 can bearranged in an edge of the front face 101 of the electronic device 100.According to various embodiments, a second camera 152, and a flash 153can be arranged on the rear face 102 of the electronic device 100.

According to various embodiments, for example, a power/reset button 160a, a volume button 160 b, a terrestrial DMB antenna 141 a forbroadcasting reception, one or more mics 162, or the like can bearranged on the side face 100 b of the electronic device 100. Forexample, the DMB antenna 141 a can be fixed to the electronic device100, or can be formed to be removable from the electronic device 100.

According to various embodiments, a connector is formed on the lower endside face of the electronic device 100. The connector is formed with aplurality of electrodes, and can be connected to an external device viaa wire. An earphone connecting jack 167 can be arranged on the upper endside face of the electronic device 100. An earphone can be inserted intothe earphone connecting jack 167. The earphone connecting jack 167 canbe arranged on the lower end side face of the electronic device 100.

FIG. 3 is a view illustrating an exterior cover according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 3, according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure, an exterior cover refers to a cover, to which the electronicdevice 100 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) is fitted, to be carried together withthe electronic device. In particular, the exterior cover refers to anexterior cover that can protect the exterior of the electronic devicefitted thereto can be formed of a high quality material with variouscolors, and can have a cradler function by itself. According to variousembodiments, the electronic device refers to a portable electronicdevice among general electronic products. In particular, the electronicdevice can refer to a miniaturized/slimmed mobile communication device.According to various embodiments, the electronic device can be any oneof a mobile phone, a palm-sized Personal Computer (PC), a PersonalCommunication System (PCS), a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), aHand-held PC (HPC), a smart phone, a Local Area Network (LAN) terminal,a laptop computer, a netbook PC, a notebook PC, and a tablet PC.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, theelectronic device can be a “tablet PC” or a “smart phone”. Hereinafter,descriptions will be made on a configuration of an exterior coveraccording to an embodiment of the present disclosure assuming that theelectronic device is a smart phone. Being positioned on the exterior ofthe electronic device, the exterior cover can be referred to as aprotective cover, an accessory cover, an external appearance cover, orthe like.

According to various embodiments, the electronic device includes adisplay 190 that is arranged on the front face thereof to enable a touchinput, and is protected by the exterior cover. The display 190, which isarranged on the electronic device 100, can receive a contact input, amovement input, or a gesture input of a touch input means, such as afinger or a stylus pen.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the exteriorcover can include a first cover 20, a second cover 30, and a connectingmember 40 that interconnects the first and second covers 20 and 30.Being positioned on the front face of the electronic device, the firstcover 20 can be referred to as a “top cover,” and, being positioned onthe rear face of the electronic device, the second cover 30 can bereferred to as a cradle cover. In addition, upon being folded, the firstand second covers 20 and 30 can correspond to a region that encloses therear face of the electronic device and a region that enclose the firstface of the electronic device, respectively. In addition, the first andsecond covers 20 and 30 can be separated from each other, and can beinterconnected using a connecting member 40 therebetween.

According to various embodiments, the lower cover 30 can be the rearface of the electronic device itself, or can be formed as a structurethat is removable from the rear case. The upper cover 20 can be foldedto/unfolded from the front face of the electronic device. The sizes ofthe lower cover 30 and the upper cover 20 can be configured to cover therear face and the front face of the electronic device, respectively.

Descriptions will be made on a configuration of a cover according tovarious embodiments with reference to FIGS. 4 to 8.

FIG. 4 illustrates inner and outer surfaces 200 and 202 of a first coveraccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure. FIG. 5A is aview illustrating the inner surface of the first cover according tovarious embodiments of the present disclosure, and FIG. 5B is a viewillustrating a cross-section taken along line A-A in FIG. 5A.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIGS. 5A and 5B, according to variousembodiments, the first cover 20 can be a cover that opens/closes theentirety or a portion of the front face of the electronic device. Thefirst cover 20 can include a first surface 200, and a second surface 202in the opposite direction to the first surface 200. The first surface200 refers to a surface exposed to the outside and can be referred to asan “outer surface,” and the second surface 202 refers to a surface thatcan face the front face of the electronic device and can be referred toas an “inner surface.”

According to various embodiments, the first cover 20 can be made of atranslucent synthetic resin material that is colored and has an improvedtransmissivity. When the first cover 20 is made of the translucentsynthetic resin material, the electronic device can be easily confirmedin the state where the cover is closed on the electronic device so thatthe electronic device can be conveniently operated and the screen of thedisplay can be easily observed. A deposited layer L1, which provides amirror effect, can be further formed on the entirety or a part of thefirst surface 200 of the first cover 20. The deposited layer L1 can beconfigured through tin and multi deposition. In the state where thedisplay is turned on, it is possible to display information that istransmitted through the cover in the state where the cover is notopened, and in the state where the display is turned off, a displayfeature, such as a peripheral region of the inner surface outside thedisplay, is not seen. With this configuration, the user can use thefirst surface 200 as a mirror.

According to various embodiments, the first surface 200 can implementthe mirror effect and a color feeling by the deposited layer L1, and apractical color can be provided by the color of the first cover that ismade of a translucent material. According to various embodiments, theentirety or a part of the inner surface 202 of the first cover 200 canfurther be formed with an anti-scratch and anti-pollution layer L2. Thelayer L2 can refer to an etched surface that is added to a moldedproduct mainly by etching. The layer L2 is formed since the innersurface 200 can come in contact with the surface of the display that isarranged on the electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the first cover 20 can includerecesses 204 and 214 that are provided on the first surface 200 and thesecond surface 202, respectively, such that the connecting member 40 tobe described later can be received and engaged in the recesses 204 and214.

FIGS. 6A and 6B are views illustrating a receiver opening according tovarious embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 6A and 6B, according to various embodiments, thefirst cover 20 can have a receiver opening 201 on the upper end regionthereof to communicate with the receiver that is arranged on the upperend of the front face of the electronic device. By the receiver opening201, it is possible to prevent quality degradation and volume loss ofthe sound that emanates from the receiver even if the first cover 20 isclosed to the front face of the electronic device (folded state).

FIGS. 7A and 7B are views illustrating a home key recess according tovarious embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 7A and 7B, according to various embodiments, thefirst cover 20 can further include a home key recess 210 that is formedin the lower end region of the inner surface 202. The home key isarranged on the front face of the electronic device near the lower end.The home key can be arranged in a shape that slightly protrudes from thefront face. Accordingly, In the state where the first cover 20 is closedto the front face of the electronic device, the home key can be pushedby the inner surface, which can cause a malfunction. When the home keyis excessively pushed, the electronic device can be damaged or can gowrong. In order to prevent this, the recess 210 can be configured in ashape that corresponds to the home key. Then, the recess 210 can receivea portion of the home key.

FIG. 8 is a view illustrating a state in which a magnetic material isprovided on the first cover according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 8, according to various embodiments, the first cover20 can include a first magnetic material ml that is arranged at apredetermined position. The first magnetic material ml can be, forexample, a permanent magnet having a polarity. The first magneticmaterial ml can interact with a magnetic force sensing unit that isprovided in the electronic device so that the opening/closing of thecover can be sensed and unnecessary power consumption can be minimized.

According to various embodiments, a shield sheet can be attached on theregion where the first magnetic material ml is provided on the firstcover in order to improve exteriority quality. The shield sheet can beapplied with the same color as the first cover 20.

FIG. 9 is a view illustrating a connecting member according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure in a coupled state.

Descriptions will be made on a coupling structure of a connecting member40 that interconnects the first and second covers 20 and 30 according tovarious embodiments with reference to FIG. 9.

Referring to FIG. 9, according to various embodiments, the connectingmember 40 can include an inner skin 41 and an outer skin 42. The innerskin or the outer skin can include, for example, a synthetic resin orleather. The inner skin 41 and the outer skin 42 can be bonded to eachother using hot-melt. The coupling structure of the connecting member 40can include stepped structures S1 and S2. This is to prevent the outerskin 42 or the inner skin 41 from being pushed when the connectingmember 40 is folded or unfolded.

Hereinafter, descriptions will be made on a configuration of the secondcover with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 10 is a view illustrating the second cover according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure. FIGS. 11A and 11B are viewsillustrating the inner surface and the outer surface of the second coveraccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure. FIG. 12illustrates first to fourth seat structures of the second coveraccording to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 10 to 12, according to various embodiments, thesecond cover can be a cradle cover to which the electronic device isfitted. The second cover can protect the electronic device fittedthereto together with the first cover. The second cover can be providedwith first to fourth seat structures at four corner regions thereof. Theseat structures can be the portions that are conformally engaged withfour corner portions of the first cover, respectively.

According to various embodiments, the second cover can include a baseand four seat structures that are integrally injection-molded at fourcorners of the base, respectively. Each of the first to fourth seatstructures can protrude in a shape standing in a substantially verticaldirection from the base. In particular, the first to fourth seatstructures can be shaped to enclose the corner regions of each of theelectronic device and the second cover, respectively. Each of the firstto fourth seat structures is elastically deformed to be slightly biasedoutwardly, and can be fitted on or separated from one of the cornerportions of the first cover.

According to various embodiments, the second cover can include a cameraopening or a flash opening In addition, the second cover can be providedwith recesses to which the connecting member is seated and joinedthrough a hot-melt process.

Referring to FIG. 12, each of the first to fourth seat structures canfurther include a stepped shape at the end, which corresponds to theshape of each corner of the first cover. The shape include a linearportion so that when the seat structures are engaged with the cornerportions of the first cover, the first cover is caught not to be moved,thereby preventing the display from being damaged (e.g., scratched) bybeing moved vertically or horizontally.

FIG. 13 is a view illustrating a state in which the first cover isconformally engaged with the second cover according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 13, according to various embodiments, when the firstcover 20 and the second cover 30 are conformally engaged with eachother, the corner portions of the first cover 20 and the first to fourthseat structures E1 to E4 of the second cover can be maintained in thestate where the corner portions of the first cover 20 are in closecontact with the first to fourth seat structures E1 to E4 of the secondcover, respectively. The first to fourth seat structures E1 to E4 can beconformally engaged with the fourth corners of the first cover 20,respectively, such that the movement of each of the four corner portionsof the first cover 20 can be prevented. With this arrangement, athree-dimensional movement can be prevented.

FIG. 14 is a view illustrating a gap between the first cover and thedisplay in the state where the exterior cover according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure is conformally engaged.

Referring to FIG. 14, according to various embodiments, when theelectronic device 100 is fitted to the second cover 30 and the firstcover 20 is conformally engaged, the first cover 20 can be arranged toform a gap g between the first cover 20 and the front face of theelectronic device 100 fitted thereto. That is, the front face of theelectronic device, i.e. the display d can be received in a state whereit is not in contact with the first cover 20 such that the display canbe prevented from being pushed and damaged (e.g., scratched) due to avertical movement. This can be owed to the conformally engagedstructures of the first and second covers 20 and 30 as described above.Due to the conformally engaged structures, the closed state of the firstcover 20 can be maintained.

FIGS. 15A and 15B are views illustrating a camera opening or the likethat is formed in the second cover according to various embodiments ofthe present disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 15A and 15B, according to various embodiments, thesecond cover can include a camera opening 304 and a flash opening 305.The openings 304 and 305 ensure that a sufficient angle of view of thecamera can be secured and interference can be prevented.

FIG. 16 is a view illustrating an arrangement of components that aremounted on the second cover according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 16, according to various embodiments, when an ID chip310 is applied to the second cover 30, the second cover 30 can recognizethe electronic device and can implement genuine product certificationand various UIs depending on a cover color so that imitation can beprevented and can satisfy consumers' desire for diversity. In addition,according to various embodiments, by applying a magnetic material m2 forID chip recognition to the second cover 30, the ID chip of the cover canrecognize the electronic device when the cover is mounted on theelectronic device so that the electronic device can be easily operated.When the magnetism of the magnetic material m2 is sensed, an operationcan be performed to switch the electronic device to recognize the IDchip.

In addition, according to various embodiments, when a shield sheet m3can be applied to the second cover 30 to prevent a malfunction of amagnetic force sensing unit (hall IC), the malfunction of the magneticforce sensing unit can be prevented when the first cover 20 is turnedinside out and used. In other words, when the first cover is folded tothe rear side, in order to prevent the magnetic material, which isprovided on the first cover, from being sensed by the hall sensor so asto prevent a malfunction from being caused as if the cover is closed, asheet can be applied as a shield material.

In addition, according to various embodiments, by applying fabric to theinner surface of the second cover 30, it is possible to enhance anaesthetic effect by concealing various structures (e.g., the chip or themagnetic materials), and it is possible to prevent the electronic devicefrom being stabbed and worn by preventing slippage and impact when theelectronic device is seated.

In addition, according to various embodiments, when the first coverand/or the second cover are configured in a foldable structure, thefirst and second cover can be used as a cradle of an electronic device.

In addition, the shape of the first cover can be changed, or the shapeof the second cover can be changed. In addition, the second cover may bemade of a translucent synthetic resin, or both the first and secondcovers may be made of a transparent synthetic resin.

Various embodiments of the present disclosure may apply injectionmolding of a translucent material in order to maximize design andusability.

In addition, various embodiments of the present disclosure provideconformally engaged structures of corner regions so that the first covercan be supported by the second cover not to come in contact with thedisplay.

In addition, various embodiments of the present disclosure apply a hallIC and an ID chip so that the recognition of an electronic device isenabled so that a UI, which is differentiated from products of othercompanies, may be provided, which enables the extension of a SW functionand may enhance consumers' satisfaction.

Each of the above-described elements of the electronic device accordingto various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure may becomprised of one or more components, and the names of the elements mayvary according to the kind of the electronic device. The electronicdevice according to various exemplary embodiments of the presentdisclosure may include at least one of the above-described elements, andsome of the elements may be omitted or an additional element may befurther included. In addition, some of the elements of the electronicdevice according to various exemplary embodiments of the presentdisclosure may be combined into a single entity, and may perform thesame functions as those of the elements before being combined.

It will be appreciated that embodiments of the present disclosureaccording to the claims and description in the specification can berealized in the form of hardware, software or a combination of hardwareand software.

Any such software may be stored in a computer readable storage medium.The computer readable storage medium stores one or more programs(software modules), the one or more programs comprising instructions,which when executed by one or more processors in an electronic device,cause the electronic device to perform a method of the presentdisclosure.

Any such software may be stored in the form of volatile or non-volatilestorage such as, for example, a storage device like a ROM, whethererasable or rewritable or not, or in the faun of memory such as, forexample, RAM, memory chips, device or integrated circuits or on anoptically or magnetically readable medium such as, for example, a CD,DVD, magnetic disk or magnetic tape or the like. It will be appreciatedthat the storage devices and storage media are embodiments ofmachine-readable storage that are suitable for storing a program orprograms comprising instructions that, when executed, implementembodiments of the present disclosure.

Accordingly, embodiments provide a program comprising code forimplementing apparatus or a method as claimed in any one of the claimsof this specification and a machine-readable storage storing such aprogram. Still further, such programs may be conveyed electronically viaany medium such as a communication signal carried over a wired orwireless connection and embodiments suitably encompass the same.

disclosure Although the present disclosure has been described with anexemplary embodiment, various changes and modifications may be suggestedto one skilled in the art. It is intended that the present disclosureencompass such changes and modifications as fall within the scope of theappended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. An exterior cover for an electronic device, theexterior cover comprising: a first cover made of a translucent resinmaterial; a second cover; and a connecting member interconnecting thefirst and second covers.
 2. The exterior cover of claim 1, wherein thefirst cover is a top cover to open or close a display arranged on afront face of the electronic device, and the second cover is a rear faceof the electronic device itself or is formed as a cradle that isremovable from the rear face of the electronic device.
 3. The exteriorcover of claim 1, wherein an outer surface of the first cover furtherincludes a deposited layer providing a mirror effect, the depositedlayer formed on the entire outer surface or a portion of the outersurface.
 4. The exterior cover of claim 2, wherein the deposited layeris colored and provides a glass effect through tin and multi-deposition.5. The exterior cover of claim 1, wherein an inner surface of the firstcover further includes an anti-scratch and anti-pollution layer formedon the entire inner surface or a portion of the inner surface.
 6. Theexterior cover of claim 1, wherein the first cover further includes areceiver opening.
 7. The exterior cover of claim 1, wherein the firstcover further includes a recess on an inner surface thereof to receiveat least a portion of a home key when the first cover is closed to theelectronic device.
 8. The exterior cover of claim 1, wherein the firstcover has corners and the second cover includes seat structures, and thecorners are conformally engaged with the seat structures, respectively.9. The exterior cover of claim 1, wherein the second cover includes afirst magnetic material that is recognized by an ID chip, and a secondmagnetic material that is recognized by a magnetic power sensing unit.10. The exterior cover of claim 1, wherein the connecting memberincludes an inner skin and an outer skin that is bonded to at least aportion of the inner skin by pressure, and wherein the connecting memberfurther includes stepped coupling structures that are coupled to thefirst and second covers, respectively, so that the inner skin or theouter skin is suppressed from being pushed.
 11. An exterior cover for anelectronic device, the exterior cover comprising: a cradle cover towhich the electronic device is fitted; a top cover that opens or closesa front face of the electronic device; and a connecting memberinterconnecting the top cover and the cradle cover, wherein the topcover is configured to be conformally engaged with the cradle cover. 12.The exterior cover of claim 11, wherein, when the top cover isconformally engaged with the cradle cover, the top cover is not incontact with the front face of the electronic device.
 13. The exteriorcover of claim 12, wherein the cradle cover include seat structures thatare provided at four corner regions, respectively, and the seatstructures are configured to conformally engaged with four corners ofthe top cover, respectively.
 14. The exterior cover of claim 13, whereineach of the seat structures has a hook shape, and an end of each of theseat structures elastically maintains one of the corners of the topcover.
 15. The exterior cover of claim 13, wherein an outer surface ofthe top cover further includes a deposited layer providing a minoreffect, the deposited layer fanned on the entire outer surface or aportion of the outer surface.
 16. The exterior cover of claim 13,wherein an inner surface of the top cover further includes ananti-scratch and anti-pollution layer fanned on the entire inner surfaceor a portion of the inner surface.
 17. The exterior cover of claim 13,wherein the top cover further includes a receiver opening.
 18. Theexterior cover of claim 13, wherein the top cover further includes arecess on an inner surface thereof to receive at least a portion of ahome key when the first cover is closed to the electronic device. 19.The exterior cover of claim 13, wherein the top cover has corners andthe second cover includes seat structures, and the corners areconformally engaged with the seat structures, respectively.
 20. Theexterior cover of claim 13, wherein the connecting member includes aninner skin and an outer skin that is bonded to at least a portion of theinner skin by pressure, and wherein the connecting member furtherincludes stepped coupling structures that are coupled to the first andsecond covers, respectively, so that the inner skin or the outer skin issuppressed from being pushed.